Belt game 21,440 · May 26, 2018
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Houston Astros 8–6 at home to start reign 10,153 of the MLB belt, the 599th for the franchise.
Houston Astros had held it since May 20, 2018, with 4 defenses over 6 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 6 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on June 1, 2018.
10,153Reign number
599Team's reign
5Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Moreland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eduardo Núñez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Blake Swihart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mookie Betts | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Xander Bogaerts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Vázquez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Wright | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Pomeranz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Kimbrel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Velázquez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Kelly | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Markakis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Freddie Freeman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dansby Swanson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Suzuki | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Flowers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Johan Camargo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Freeman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Moylan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Winkler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ender Inciarte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Sims | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Albies | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Newcomb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Jesse Biddle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.